Animal-blanket.



A. W. SMITH..

ANIMAL' BLANKBT.

APPLICATION FILI-1D JUNEB, 1910.

1994663, Y Patented June 6,1911.

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STIN W. SMITH, 0F LEBANON, KENTUCKY.

.enrriannnannnn Specification of Letters Patent.

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. Application led .Tune 8, 1910. Serial No. 565,755.

To all when. 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN W. SMITH,

a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lebanon-,`iu the county of Marion and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements'in Animal-Blankets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to animal blankets of the class whichcornpletely envelops the body of the animal' without in any Way interfering with freedom of motion.

It is particularly designed to protect the animal, at his most susceptible points, from colds 'and various ailments incident to an overheated condition and is particularly constructed so that it may be worn by the animal and held from displacement without in any way causing discomfort such as frequently results from the use of' cords and the like for fastening means. A v

The chest of. an animal is inevitably the weakest point and the one which needs prg)- tection most.- f v This invention is therefore further desi ined to provide complete and adequate ccvering means for the animals chest without in any way complicating attachment or adjustment. Inshort, my device is constituted of 'a body surrounding portion having a double-breasted frontv and an auxiliary Clap protecting the belly of the animal.

Referring more particularly to the ac-l companying drawings, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parte, lis a side elevation of my animal v blanket 1n wearing position, Fig, 27

` 4is a front view .of my blanket in wearing position, and Fig. 3, is a plan view of myv blanket spread out. Fig. 4l is transverse section through Fig. 1.

In the drawings,` 1 designates my improve? blanket comprising a rectangularly shape( y body portion preferably having spaced, integrally formed rflaps 2 and 3 formed on its forward edge. and preferably hemmed between said flaps as at 4 to provide, a neck embracingp'ortion.

At the junction of the flap 3 with the front edge of the blanket isprovided a slit designated 5'of suthcient length to permit of the passage of the flap .2 therethrough when ythe blanket ils in position on the animal.

It will be apparent from inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 that the structure above recited constitutes a means for producing a double breasted blanket and one which will entirely protect the chest of the animal from excess air. I preferably providethe flaps 2 and 3 on their outermost ends with straps 6, adapted to co-act with buckles 7 fastened to the body of the blanket to facilitate adjustment and fitting to animals'` of varying sizes. I desire it understood that this choice vof fastening means is only tentative and may be superseded in actual construction by hooks and eyes or any other form of fasteningmeans. Ordinarily my improved blanket is constructed from one. piece of single layer material forming a cover for the back of the animal and bounded by a strap 8 which serves to connect therewith auxiliary double layer portions 9 and 10. In the preferred form of my invention I provide myv blanket with intersecting tapes or straps 11 and 12 extending across the single layer portion and terminating on one side of the blanket in loosestraps 13 and 14 depending within the double layer portion and on the other side of the blanket lextending as at l5 and 16 to provide buckle members and to form portions of the belly protecting iap 17. It will be noted' that the buckle members 15 and 16 when in coperative relation with the straps 13 and 14. are ,within the pocket formed by the double thick portion 9, whereby buckles and straps are continually protected from dirtand rust thereby greatiy prolonging their life.

IIa-ving thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and. desire to secure by Letters Patenty of the United States, is

An animal. blanket comprising a body portion of single layer material, depending sides of double layer material, a vbelly protect'ling flap on one of said sides, a pocket formed by the double layer structure of the opposite side into which said flap extends.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

AUSTIN W. SMITH.

`Witnesses H. P. SMocK. C. A. SMITH. 

